Elder adults may exhibit behavioral slowing because of
a. erratic neural firing.
b. age-related decline in crystallized intelligence.
c. lack of plasticity and adaptive reorganization in brain function. d. learned cautiousness to avoid making mistakes.
c
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A. discontinuous B. continuous C. critical D. natural
Dialectical behavior therapy has been shown to be quite useful for the treatment of personality disorder
a. dependent b. borderline c. schizoid d. obsessive-compulsive
In an article entitled "Mapping the Backbone of Science," Kevin Boyack and his colleagues (2005) characterized psychology as a(n) _____ science.
A) basic B) applied C) hub D) health
Habituation occurs when infants' looking time decreases significantly as a result of repeated presentation of a stimulus
Indicate whether the statement is true or false